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Jason.......I have not auditioned the Schiit Audio Gumby DAC so I am unable to offer an opinion on how it compares to the Yggdrasil. I know that Serge, member PHC1 owned the Gumby, then purchased the Yggdrasil. You may want to PM him for his take on the differences. For me, the Yggdrasil represents the cream of the crop, especially with its robust power supplies, the Class A upgrades to the analog output stage and the latest Gen 5 USB input upgrade. Worth every penny in my opinion.
Schiit Audio offers a 15 day audition from the day you receive their products. You could always order both the Yggdrasil and the Gumby, compare them head to head, then return the one you'd don't want to keep. Heck, you may end up wanting to keep them both.
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Thanks Dan,
I’ll reach out to Serge! Quote:
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Dan,
Do you have recommendations for a better purpose built server rig in mind? At some stage soon, I predict my Mac Mini will become the weak link. I’m definitely pursuing “good enough” and don’t want to chase this dragon forever to keep my wallet happy Quote:
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http://www.aurender.com/page/n100h
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Thank you!
Looks awesome! Quote:
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If the budget allows for a YggY over Gumby, there is no question. That's not to take anything away from the incredible value to performance ratio of Gumby but the extra $$$ does buy a noticeable amount of analog smoothness and 3D/enhanced focus and palpability factor.
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Thank you so much for your feedback. Budget is totally Ok with either. My debate has been based on the reports that the Yggy tends to err on the side of slightly brighter than the Gumby multibit. I have a strong aversion to brightness (and with B&W 800s which can run a little hot in the tweeter, I’ve gone to great lengths to tone down the brightness). I bought the c2300 tube preamplifier to tame the speakers some. I worry that the Yggy may be more “transparent” and faithful to the original recording (many of which are mixed “hot”) but the Gumby may take some of the edge off. If this is the case (and the Gumby perhaps isn’t as faithful to the original recording, but more listenable as a result due to some smoothing as a result, I’d lean that way. You are uniquely qualified as one who has owned both DACs. I sincerely appreciate your thoughts.
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Besides, if you are purchasing from Schiit direct, you have 15 days to try it out. YggY did not change as noticeably as Gumby did and what you will hear from YggY on day 1 will persist so you can quickly tell if this DAC is your flavor or not. Although I do not own either of them anymore simply because it would have been redundant and my plans for a second system did not materialize, I have nothing but fond memories of both and nothing but praise. |
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Thanks a bunch for your thoughts!!
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I'd also look at the Rega integrated amps. Very good sound. A pre-owned Elicit-R should come in under $2K.
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